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:Very large set of biographies, genealogies, and never-published histories, and church, business, fraternal, insurance, and manufacturing records. They also have the ''Massachusetts Archives Collection&nbsp;'' microfilms, Franklin, Hampshire, and Suffolk counties' probate records, especially Connecticut River Valley towns.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>
:Very large set of biographies, genealogies, and never-published histories, and church, business, fraternal, insurance, and manufacturing records. They also have the ''Massachusetts Archives Collection&nbsp;'' microfilms, Franklin, Hampshire, and Suffolk counties' probate records, especially Connecticut River Valley towns.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>


'''[[Weston Massachusetts Family History Center]]'''<br>150 Brown Street<br> Weston, Massachusetts 02493-2604<br>Telephone: 781-235-2164<br>  
'''[[Boston Massachusetts Family History Center]]'''<br>150 Brown Street<br> Weston, Massachusetts 02493-2604<br>Telephone: 781-235-2164<br>  


:The largest Family History Center in New England. Can order microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City. They have published town and county histories of New England, social histories, vital records, family histories, and major indexes.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>
:The largest Family History Center in New England. Can order microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City. They have published town and county histories of New England, social histories, vital records, family histories, and major indexes.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>
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=== Outside Massachusetts  ===
=== Outside Massachusetts  ===


'''Onondaga Historical Association Library'''<br>321 Montgomery Street<br>Syracuse, NY. 13202<br>Telephone:315-428-1864<br>Fax: 315-471-2133<br>E-mail: [http://www.cnyhistory.org/contact.html Contact Us]]<br>Internet: http://www.cnyhistory.org/index.html <br>  
'''[[Onondaga Historical Association Library]]'''<br>321 Montgomery Street<br>Syracuse, NY. 13202<br>Telephone:315-428-1864<br>Fax: 315-471-2133<br>E-mail: [http://www.cnyhistory.org/contact.html Contact Us]]<br>Internet: http://www.cnyhistory.org/index.html <br>  


:10,000 family folders for northeastern families.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>
:10,000 family folders for northeastern families.<ref name="DB59" /><br><br>


[[Image:Vermont Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Vermont Historical Society.jpg]]'''Vermont Historical Society'''<br>Leahy Library<br>Vermont History Center<br>60 Washington Street<br>Barre, Vermont 05641-4209<br>Telephone: 802-479-8509<br>Fax: 802-479-8510<br>Email: [mailto:vhs-library@state.vt.us vhs-library@state.vt.us]<br>Internet: http://vermonthistory.org/ <br><br>  
[[Image:Vermont Historical Society.jpg|right|250px|Vermont Historical Society.jpg]]'''[[Vermont Historical Society Leahy Library]]'''<br>Leahy Library<br>Vermont History Center<br>60 Washington Street<br>Barre, Vermont 05641-4209<br>Telephone: 802-479-8509<br>Fax: 802-479-8510<br>Email: [mailto:vhs-library@state.vt.us vhs-library@state.vt.us]<br>Internet: http://vermonthistory.org/ <br><br>  


:Their collection includes a comprehensive name index of Massachusetts people, strong collection of family and town histories of New England, vital records, cemetery transcripts, genealogical periodicals, manuscripts, maps, and photos.<ref name="DB59" /><ref>[http://vermonthistory.org/research/genealogy/genealogy-research-at-the-vhs Genealogy Research at the Vermont Historical Society] in ''Vermont Historical Society'' (accessed 14 November 2013).</ref><br><br>
:Their collection includes a comprehensive name index of Massachusetts people, strong collection of family and town histories of New England, vital records, cemetery transcripts, genealogical periodicals, manuscripts, maps, and photos.<ref name="DB59" /><ref>[http://vermonthistory.org/research/genealogy/genealogy-research-at-the-vhs Genealogy Research at the Vermont Historical Society] in ''Vermont Historical Society'' (accessed 14 November 2013).</ref><br><br>
'''Family History Centers'''. Some of the collections described above are at least partially available on microfilms at the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City, and through thousands of its branch Family History Centers. For further information see [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]. To locate a center near you, see [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator Find a Family History Center].


=== Online Collections  ===
=== Online Collections  ===
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